The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
A SHERIFF'S BIG SCARE
FINALLY DWINDLEs INTO VERY
SMALL PROPORTIONS.
The Police Force, Deputy sherins
and Coroner After u Small
and Harmless MI N.

A peculiar case of hustling among
policemen and deputy sheriffs oe,
Cured yesterday morning just after
the arrival Of the Memphis and Holly
Springs train. The Sheriff OF Mar.
shall county, Miss, a large, Compactly
built man, weighing in the neis h oor-
hood Of 200 pounds, was a passenger
on the train, and he had spotted an
other passenger, EN- all OF stature, inno-
cent looking, and who would tip the
beam at scarcely 100 pounds. The
two were fellow passengers from q
point a short distance this side Of
Holy Springs, and no one save the
conduct n knew of the emoulde ing
volcano in The breast OF the Sheriff,
and which WAS destined 10 break firth
upon arrival at NJ .mphis.
1t seems there IVES murder com.
mitted at Holly springs Thursday
night 1t also seemed equally certain
that The murderer was imiOg To tn 8
city. When the Sheriff got abo I'd
the train he had 'hs supposed pAtsel-
ger from Holly Springs pointed ou',
and it proved to be the diminutive
man referred 10 above. The Off or
kept his eyes on the susptc Ell indi-
vidual until he left the train at the
fernando st, eet crossing, and fol-
lowed suit. When the two were alone
the suspect was Intercepted as to the
direction If The city, aud after being
in 'orm, d invented pretext to go the
same way ss his companion. The
xryh NJ VILLA, WI
Dsnt, went home and began prepare.
tions to resume work in the butcher
shop OF ]. p. Whitsilt, but had hardly
greeted his wife before the officer ap
peared az the gate and beckonsd him
TO come out. Winant appeared a. thu
window, and this evidently frightened
the Mississippi officer, for he hurried
ly sought telephone aud ssked to
have a posse OF policemen sent OUT to
assist him in the capture Of q murderer
whom he had secured 10 house but
wa II aid to close in on.
The brtv.ty of the request conveyed
the impression at the Station House
that a frightful murder had been com
mitted at the curve, and that the per-
petrator was OF the jesse James stripe,
bsrricaded, hesvi y armed, and defy
ing the entire neighborhood. All the
available men at headquarters were
sent out on horseback; deputy sher-
ifs rapidly fell into li0e, and officers
we're even ordered from their beats 10
take a hand. Deputy Ojroner Barry
also rode out, expecting to fiOd gnast-
ly, hideously butchered corpse.
The cavalca de had Apr lachsd to |
within a half tquare OF the curve,
when they beheld the Sher d and his
prisoner marching leisurely and peace
fully in the direction OF the ci y, and
the relief forces retracsd their sepiin
ut er disgust.
When Winant saw the Sher fl at |
his gate he thought aim crezy, and
paid no further attention to his mys.
terious gesticu atoms. Shortly after
the officers departure he want around
to his place OF business, and was stand
ing quietly in the door when arresef.
N resistance whatever was made. He |
had just returned from q visit t. his
brotber.in-lAw, at CIpleville, and has
never been to Holly Springs. This,
he confidently saye, can bs proven by |
fifty or 100 people at Ospleville and
Mount Pleasant, the two places where
he has spent his time since Sunday
last.
The reason given for the alarm
raised by the Mississippi Sheriff was
that he had read OF President II id-
den's severity in cases of pistol carry
ing, and left his weapon at home.
Btiog uusrmed he was not prepa ed |
for resistance, and therefore sum
moned the police to his aid. l. was Q
zig sensation while it lasted, add
epread rapidly throughout the city.